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Record ID marc_columbia/Columbia-extract-20221130-015.mrc:48603421:4047
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050 00 $aDF552$b.H47 2008
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100 1 $aHerrin, Judith.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77004238
245 10 $aByzantium :$bthe surprising life of a medieval empire /$cJudith Herrin.
260 $aPrinceton :$bPrinceton University Press,$c2008.
300 $axxiii, 391 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations (some color), maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 339-353) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: A Different History of Byzantium -- $gI.$tFoundations of Byzantium -- $g1.$tThe City of Constantine -- $g2.$tConstantinople, the Largest City in Christendom -- $g3.$tThe East Roman Empire -- $g4.$tGreek Orthodoxy -- $g5.$tThe Church of Hagia Sophia -- $g6.$tThe Ravenna Mosaics -- $g7.$tRoman Law -- $gII.$tThe Transition from Ancient to Medieval -- $g8.$tThe Bulwark Against Islam -- $g9.$tIcons, a New Christian Art Form -- $g10.$tIconoclasm and Icon Veneration -- $g11.$tA Literate and Articulate Society -- $g12.$tSaints Cyril and Methodios, 'Apostles to the Slavs' -- $gIII.$tByzantium Becomes a Medieval State -- $g13.$tGreek Fire -- $g14.$tThe Byzantine Economy -- $g15.$tEunuchs -- $g16.$tThe Imperial Court -- $g17.$tImperial Children, 'Born in the Purple' -- $g18.$tMount Athos -- $g19.$tVenice and the Fork -- $g20.$tBasil II, 'The Bulgar-Slayer' -- $g21.$tEleventh-Century Crisis -- $g22.$tAnna Komnene -- $g23.$tA Cosmopolitan Society -- $gIV.$tVarieties of Byzantium -- $g24.$tThe Fulcrum of the Crusades -- $g25.$tThe Towers of Trebizond, Arta, Nicaea and Thessalonike -- $g26.$tRebels and Patrons -- $g27.$t'Better the Turkish Turban than the Papal Tiara' -- $g28.$tThe Siege of 1453 -- $tConclusion: The Greatness and Legacy of Byzantium.
520 1 $a"Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism - gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization. Avoiding a standard chronological account of the Byzantine Empire's millennium-long history, she identifies the fundamental questions about Byzantium - what it was, and what special significance it holds for us today." "She argues that Byzantium's crucial role as the eastern defender of Christendom against Muslim expansion during the early Middle Ages made Europe - and the modern Western world - possible. Herrin captivates us with her discussions of all facets of Byzantine culture and society. She walks us through the complex ceremonies of the imperial court. She describes the transcendent beauty and power of the church of Hagia Sophia, as well as chariot races, monastic spirituality, diplomacy, and literature. She reveals the fascinating worlds of military usurpers and ascetics, eunuchs and courtesans, and artisans who fashioned the silks, icons, ivories, and mosaics so readily associated with Byzantine art."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xHistory.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018483
651 0 $aByzantine Empire$xCivilization.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018476
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2007937185-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2007937185-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0901/2007937185-t.html
852 00 $bbar$hDF552$i.H47 2008